[ Resources ]
You can find tons of links for eating disorder resources on most eating disorder websites, including the few we’ve listed below. So it wouldn’t make much sense for us to recreate the wheel. What you’ll find here instead are resources that we’ve personally interacted with and found to be beneficial to those seeking Christ-centered care for eating and body image issues. Some of these individuals and organizations also help fund our mission, and we want you to know who they are, and how you can benefit from their services.
MINISTRY PARTNERS SPECIALIZING IN EATING ISSUES RECOVERY
The world is full of possibility. All people have the ability to push beyond circumstances, expectations, and old ways of being to discover new opportunities in their lives. With the support and care of a specialized outpatient treatment team, Potentia’s clients receive high quality, collaborative care so they can pursue their fullest potential. Potentia is helmed by our own Fb panelist, Rebecca Bass-Ching.
CHRIST-CENTERED TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Remuda Ranch is the premiere eating disorder treatment center offering Christian programs for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and ednos. Based in Wickenburg, AZ with an additional location in Virginia. As you can probably tell by the number of their experts we've included on the site - we trust these guys. You can too. To get a feel for Remuda and their professionals, click their logo to visit their website. You can also type “Remuda” into the search box on any page on the FINDINGbalance website.
Based in Anderson, Indiana, Selah House offers inpatient care in an intimate setting for for women struggling with eating disorders. Stay in a beautiful, stately home while working on the issues that underlie your struggle with food. In addition to a caring, multi-disciplinary team, Selah is unique in that 50% of their staff are recovered disordered eaters, bringing a unique empathy and perspective to the therapeutic process. If you’d like to see inside Selah’s beautiful facility and see conversations we’ve had with some of their staff, simply type “Selah” into the search box on any page of the FINDINGbalance website.
Located in beautiful Edmonds, Washington, The Center is truly a place of hope for many women and men struggling with eating disorders and body image issues. They serve both male and females on an outpatient, intensive outpatient, or residential basis. Founded by Dr. Gregg Jantz, The Center’s “Whole Person Care” philosophy is woven into everything they do. To get a feel for their facilities and staff, click their logo to visit their website, or simply type “a place of hope” into the search box on any page of the FINDINGbalance website.
SMALL GROUP RESOURCES
At FINDINGbalance we believe that small groups designed specifically for eating issues are best, which is why we have created our “Finding Balance with Food” 12-week curriculum and our “FINDINGbalance Gathering” open group program, which you can learn about here.
Here are two more small group resources you might like, which are specifically geared to eating issues...
heal.wonderfullymade.org - H.E.A.L. – Healthy Eating, Abundant Living
A six-week program written in language friendly to high school and college age women, great for small groups.
www.thinwithin.org - Thin Within
This long-running, award winning program gives tools for groups geared particularly to those who want to find freedom from overeating from a Christ-centered perspective.
If you can’t plug into a group that focuses specifically on eating issues, we highly recommend plugging in somewhere just the same. Here are two great programs that you can find in your community which offer a Christ-centered twelve-step approach:
www.celebraterecovery.com - Celebrate Recovery
Founded at Saddleback Church in California (Rick Warren/Purpose Driven Life), Celebrate Recovery is the largest network of Christ-centered twelve-step groups across the country. Visit their site to find a group happening near you. Please note that an emphasis on eating and body image may vary from group to group.
www.restoreymca.com - Restore Ministries of the YMCA
Founded by Scott Reall, author of Journey to Freedom, Restore is a Christian wellness program designed to bring healing and wholeness in spirit, mind and body to individuals who are struggling with life-controlling issues. Based in the Middle Tennessee YMCA, with new branches adding all the time.
TREATMENT REFERRAL WEBSITES
If you need referrals for therapists/counselors/nutritionists/treatment centers in your area, these are the best online resources:
www.aacc.net
The official website of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Please note: Counselors found on the AACC's treatment index may or may not specialize in eating disorders, so be sure to ask questions when contacting those on their list.
www.eatingsdisorderhope.com
Information, suggestions, groups, links, books, articles, treatment providers, treatment centers, events and more for individuals and their loved ones struggling with bulimia, anorexia, binge eating disorder, and compulsive overeating.
www.edreferral.com
Key site for information and referrals for counselors, therapists, nutritionists and treatment programs serving those with eating issues.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Official site for NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association), the largest non-profit working to promote ED awareness and prevention. Parent organization of annual NEDAW effort. (National Eating Disorders Awareness Week). Has a great treatment finder listing on the site.
Includes well researched information on all types of eating disorders, including the EDNOS category. Also features INCREDIBLE referral resource. You can search by city, state, even area code.
NATIONAL EATING DISORDER ORGANIZATIONS
Oldest non-profit organization focused on anorexia, bulimia and other serious eating disorders. Includes info for advocacy, and how people can get involved in changing the tide of ED awareness politically.
www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action is a cooperative of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to federal advocacy on behalf of people with eating disorders, their families, and professionals working with these populations.
The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) is well recognized for its excellence in providing first-quality education and high-level training standards to an international multidisciplinary group of various healthcare treatment providers and helping professions, who treat the full spectrum of eating disorder problems. They also offer special certification to professionals specializing in eating disorders.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Official site for NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association), the largest non-profit working to promote ED awareness and prevention. Parent organization of annual NEDAW effort. (National Eating Disorders Awareness Week).
OTHER FOLKS WE LIKE...
www.edct.net - Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee
Based in our own backyard (Nashville, TN), this statewide organization offers information and resources to all in Tennessee who have been impacted by disordered eating.
Official site for Jenni Schaefer, bestselling author of Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too. (Psst... we've got several video clips of Jenni here on our site - find them by typing her name into the "search" box on the home page.)
www.opheliasplace.org
Founded by Mary Ellen Claussen, mother to two daughters who have battled eating disorders, NY based Ophelia's Place is a non-profit organization committed to empowering individuals, families, and communities to redefine beauty and health through initiatives that increase self-esteem, improve body image and introduce alternatives to dangerous desires for perfection; and to providing outreach, advocacy and educational services to those impacted by eating disorders, disordered eating and body dissatisfaction.
SIZE ACCEPTANCE
Encourages body acceptance. Warns overweight people not to take on disordered eating habits in order to lose weight. Some interesting viewpoints presented, not generally accepted in the medical community, but starting to gain some attention.
Offers books and articles dedicated to pursuing a healthy approach to weight and eating.
A non-diet program that promotes health at any shape and size.
Note: Even though we have personally viewed these sites prior to posting, due to the fact that content is always changing, please understand that we cannot guarantee the quality of all site information.
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